Saturday tips: five to follow from five of our experts

Tipster: Dave Nevison

Best odds: 3-1

Havana Blue has been a close second on his past three starts and looks the best of Julie Camacho’s pair in this traditional novelty race.

The six-year-old gelding has had three wind operations over recent seasons but it seems as though the latest has been very successful to judge by his recent efforts.

He runs off 80 here and is clearly capable of winning a race off this mark, and maybe higher. All his previous wins have come off a mark higher than he runs off here and with a favourable draw, alongside the pacesetting Archduke Ferdinand, he has a great opportunity to score.

Tipster: Martin Dixon

Best odds: 11-1

It's surprising to me that Woodstock hasn't had more goes over sprint distances since beaten in a photo finish over this course and distance in August of last year and it's worth having a bit on him each way  dropping back to 6f here, with 11/1 available at the time of writing.

He looked all over the winner at Chester on his penultimate start but didn't find as much as expected over the extended 7f at Chester, then it was a similar story at Thirsk last time when again going through the race as if in top form but not quite delivering in the final 100 yards.

He will get a strong pace to follow through here which is perfect as he can sometimes pull quite hard whilst I think Oisin Orr is a very positive jockey booking too.  

Tipster: Andy Stephens (RaceiQ)

Best odds: 5-2

Stormy Music was having just her fifth run, and only second in a handicap, when scoring over course and distance this month and can defy a 4lb rise.

The daughter of Night Of Thunder, trained by Andrew Balding, always looked in control under 7lb claimer Alfie Redman and impressed on the clock, winning in a time 2.33sec quicker than the RaceiQ Par with something to spare. The Time Index was 8.7, when the meeting average was only 6.1.

It was a display of sustained galloping with seven "Par" furlongs being topped up by a "fast" sixth furlong of 11.04sec.

Redman retains the ride and will arrive with a spring in his step after riding another winner for the Balding yard at Salisbury on Thursday.

Tipster: Johnny Ward

Best odds: 12-1

She's chalked up as the outsider of the field, but I suspect this filly has more to offer now upped markedly in trip – she is very much bred for it – by her excellent and in-form handler. She lacked cover from a wide draw over an inadequate mile at Naas last time and still appeared raw, without being knocked about.

Tipster: Graham Clark

Best odds: 5-2

Huckleberry Sting was picked off late on in a 2m 7f handicap chase at Worcester last time out by a rival in receipt of plenty of weight, but he can atone for that near miss back at a track he has performed well on in the past. 

Since being switched to fences the Tom Ellis-trained seven-year-old has taken his form to new levels having finished in the first three in all five attempts over the larger obstacles. 

Although he is now 18lb higher than his first win over fences at Bangor in April, he still looks to have improvement in him. 

Provided the drop back to 2m 5f doesn’t prove too sharp this looks a good spot for Huckleberry Sting to resume his progression.